Oct. 7: What I experienced 1 year ago in Israel
One year since that fateful day, we remain in the midst of the trauma, but we also stand firm in our faith, our resilience, and our hope for a better future.
One year since that fateful day, we remain in the midst of the trauma, but we also stand firm in our faith, our resilience, and our hope for a better future.
They say that even a broken clock is right twice a day. That’s what I found myself thinking when I read reports of recent comments by the spokesman of the Iranian Islamic regime foreign ministry, Nasser Kahani, and I found myself agreeing with him. Sort of.
Yes, that’s right. I agree with AOC. No, these were not words I ever expected I’d put together in the same sentence much less in that order.
Nobody wants their home attacked, their wives and daughters raped, any of us burned alive or beheaded, and we no longer know who we can trust, and most of us don’t want to take that risk.
Israelis desperately want peace. But when we look at statistics like these among “innocent Palestinian Arabs,” it make us question whether there are in fact any actual peace partners on the other side.
A growing chorus has condemned ignoring these crimes, some even denying that they happened, using the hashtag, #Metoo_unless_UR_A_Jew.
We’re strong, unified, and the solidarity is just as great.
Pray that as deeply as all of this hurts, that Israel will restore deterrence, be victorious, and that we will heal and continue to thrive.
News this week of Democrats withdrawing the funding of the Iron Dome from the US budget in order to accommodate left wing extremists within the party is nothing other than a capitulation to terror in the halls of Congress.
The original Durban conference was hijacked by people and a terrorist-supporting agenda rife with antisemitism. Clearly, the organizers this year missed the irony of hosting a conference 11 days after the 20th anniversary of the infamous terrorist attacks of September 11.